SEVEN people smugglers have been jailed for a total of more than 92 years in prison after the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals in October 2019. The men appeared at the Old Bailey in front of his Hon. Mr Justice Sweeney earlier today and have received a total of 92 years and 10 months imprisonment between them. The men had worked together to smuggle people illegally into the UK, with some receiving astonishingly high payment for their services, across three dates in October 2019. Chief Constable of Essex Police, Ben-Julian Harrington, acknowledged that the result upheld the promise he had made to the families more than a year ago.
SEVEN people smugglers have been jailed for a total of more than 92 years in prison after the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals in October 2019. The men appeared at the Old Bailey in front of his Hon. Mr Justice Sweeney earlier today and have received a total of 92 years and 10 months imprisonment between them. The men had worked together to smuggle people illegally into the UK, with some receiving astonishingly high payment for their services, across three dates in October 2019. Chief Constable of Essex Police, Ben-Julian Harrington, acknowledged that the result upheld the promise he had made to the families more than a year ago.
TODAY, seven men have been sentenced to a total of more than 92 years in prison following our investigation into the tragic deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals in October 2019.
The men appeared at the Old Bailey in front of his Hon. Mr Justice Sweeney earlier today, Friday 22 January, and have received a total of 92 years and 10 months imprisonment between them.
The men had worked together to smuggle people illegally into the UK, with some receiving astonishingly high payment for their services, across three dates in October 2019.
Chief Constable of Essex Police, Ben-Julian Harrington, acknowledged that the result upheld the promise he had made to the families more than a year ago.
Essex lorry deaths: People smugglers jailed for total of 78 years in prison following deaths of 39 Vietnamese asylum seekers
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Updated: 15:52, 22 January 2021
The ring leaders of a people smuggling gang have been sentenced to a total of 78 years in prison following the death of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children found dead in the back of lorry near the Essex side of the Dartford Crossing.
Gheorge Nica at a convenience store in Thurrock 10 days before the lorry arrived. Picture: Essex Police
Maurice Robinson, 26, of Craigavon, and his boss Ronan Hughes, 41, of Armagh, had admitted plotting to people smuggle and 39 counts of manslaughter.Today, Robinson was handed a sentence of 13 years and four months while Hughes was jailed for 20 years.Robinson has also admitted money laundering.
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